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WAR SI
-A. Con fe der
During tho stormy days subsequent'
to theCivil War when thc on ti r?; South
was overrun by hordes of roderai sol
diers, there were many acts of bravery
performed not only hy tho soldiery, ?
but by those whose whitening locks I
indicated they were past the ago limit j
for active service; but not withstand- j
ing this, the fire utid enthusiasm nf j
youth still burned within their hearts.
The following incident is true in
every respect, and the particulars can
be authenticated by the writer. Sit
uated on a large tract ol' land, there
stood adjacent to ooo of our noble
mountain streams a country mansion
whoso portals were always open to the
passing stranger and er.-twhilo guest.
At tho close of the Civil War this
homestead had given, as so many
others in our fair Southlaud had done,
a goodly number of brave sons to the
Lost Cause. Previous to thc great
struggle thero dwelt within theso
walls happiness, good chocr, and all
that constitutes thc pleasures and
joys of life, combined with the highest
social position, intelligence and
wealth.
The honored sire, Captain John
Maxwell, of Pendleton, South Caro
lina, owner of the beautiful Seneca
home, was a true type of a Southern
gentleman. Hale, hearty and aotivo,
he had sent with a warm throbbing
heart, but grave determination of pur
pn<>c, noble sons and sons-in-law to
d'f ind tho home of their beloved
.. "intry, while ho remained in the
home-land for thc protection of his
household. Upon one occasion when
?hu ' blue coats" were engaged in
ruthlese and frequent raids upon their
enemies" property, they encountered
the old captain, while out on a morn
ing's reconnoitre for the purpose of
"epying out the land." Seated upon
his noble black charger who had borne
his master over hill and dalo, and
through winter's stormy blasts and
summer's torrid heat, he presented to
the astonished beholders a very unique
and striking figure. His erect form,
dad in a home-made suit oovered with
a long, heavy overcoat, a soft felt hat
shading his keon but kindly blue
eyes, his very figure breathing defianoo
and energy, his hands firmly grasping
the reins of his prancing steed, bo sped
onward, throwing baokward ever anon
menaoing glances upon bis advancing
enemies, who, animated by such an
object of hatred, could but admire the
pluok and skill of the rider as he gave
a loose rain to his faithful steed and
seemed to invite the coming race.
Noble Keowee, the bravo horse,
tossed aloft his glossy mane, and
champing his bit in eager hasto he
stamped impatiently when his master
paused a eeoond to view the supposed
impediment to his progress. Directly
ahead, in full viow, there loomed up
an old fashioned rail fence, tall and
seemingly a formidably barrier to the
equestrian.
Seeing no way of oscape, the Cap
tain, slightly raising his lithe form,
swept the landscape with a praotioed
eye, and nerving himself for the fina*
effort, urged his fiery steed fra bold,
deep plunge, and dearing the ten
rail fence at a bound, "landed" se
curely on the green sward which
sloped downward to tho low lands of
the river bank. Glancing defiantly
over his shoulder and extending his
right hand, he flourished his old whip
in a variety of curious and air-cutting
revolutions and shouted in a vibrant
voice: "Catch me if you can I" The
singing tones possessed all the con
centrated fire and enthusiasm of a
young and dauntless heart, and the
intelligent animal who bore his master
so well seemed to catoh the spirit of
his rider, an 1 "covered himself" with
. the honors of a well-fought victory.
On they sped, a weird and grotes
que picture, the worthy oaptain gain
ing at every step the advantage of his
pursuers who, not being able to leap
the barrier, dispersed in vrrious direc
tions. Finally the remnant of the
party being worn out with such rapid
and fruitless transit, espied the
doughty Captain quietly pacing in the
direction of a pino forest whoso dense
shade invited rest and repose. A gal
lant, imposing figure our hero pre
sented, although an exile for the time
being from the dear old Seneca home.
Though apparently in a contemplative
mood, t o old rebel (as his pursuers so
viciously oalled him) knew his ground
well, and seeing his enemies making a
detour, he resumed his ride, finally
gaining ' the protection of a faithful
slave. Returning to the house after a
fruitless search, terribly chagrined for
the fine animal, valuable trappings,
and above 'all, the brave old captain as
ap: is oner, was incentivo enough for
thc goal of their ambitious desires;
they paced leisurely along, indulging
in open and angry maledictions rela
tivo to our hero, until they conceived
? horrible ide* that found lodgement
'OR?ES.
atc Incident.
in every heart. "We will tell his
family we have killed the old rebel
and here is his coat." Forthwith
they returned to a deserted barri, and
by reversing ono of their outer gar
ments, deliberately proceeded to rend
the garment with bullet?, cover it with \
stains of mud and otherwise render
unfit for futuro uso, but it iu every
way resembled the captain's old gar
ment. The band of marauders then
proceeded to the old homestead, and
noisily demanding immediate en
trance, displayed thc old coat to a
group of panic-stricken women and
children of the house und frightened
domestics. All dispersed as soon as
possible, with tho exception of the
daughter who had inherited all tho
noble instiucts of a noble race. Sho
bravely met the intruders who.fell
back a paco, astonished by such a dis
play of courage. When called upon
to surrender tho last remaining wea
pons of tuo nousehold, she stoutly and
bravely refused in a voice deep with
courage, vibrating with scorn and
hatred, assisted by a few faithful
slaves who never for a moment left
their post of duty, she defended tho
house against invasion and turned
aside by her womanly boaring and
stern glances of her fino dark eyes, all
approaches of the disappointed troop
ers. This nobie girl had secreted the
weapons in such a manner as to allay
suspicion, and with heroic presence of
mind and the agility of an animal at
bay, sprang upon an old fashioned
folding sofa (whero the weapons were
concealed) maintained her perilous po
sition until the intruders were forced
to retire in the confusion; not with
out uttoring the worst maledictions
upon the stricken household. Min
gled with their feelings there arose
ODO of admiration for auoh a fine din
play of spirit and bravery. Before
tho "bluecoate" abandoned,the premi
ses the same detachment of soldions
returned to the house at twilight, and
forcing an entrance into the disman
tled dining room where the family
were anxiously awaiting for some news
of the wanderer, boldly exclaimed:
"This is the old rebel's coat, we have
killed him at last, and peace to bim
and all his followers." At tho same
time holding up another ooat pieroed
with bullets and defaoed with blood
stains. "I will never believe it, give
it to mel" exclaimed the noble girl
who had defended the weapons a few
hours before. Seeing they could no
longer impose upon the credulity of
the household they departed, ladened
with richest spoils, only to pursue
their cruel way through a oountry
downtrodden and disorganised.
How the brave eaptain returned ft
few hours later, worn out with fatigue
and hunger, but resolute and jubilant
over his escape and receiving an ova
tion from a devoted wife and children,
also servants who wept with joy upon
"Massa's" escape, will be left to the
imagination of the reader, whose par
don we oravo if we have proven tedi
ous in relating this true but unrecord
ed incident.
Not only on the tented field where
the roll of drums were heard, and the
ominous clashing of aworda and bayo
nets rent the still air, or amid all the
panoply of war, surrounded by flying
bullets and the groana of the dying
and the mingled horrors ci' that une
qualed struggle, but here at home
where suspense was greatest-where
tears and prayers were mingled to
gether-were d-;cds of bravest valor
shown.
Let the praises of the noble heroes,
whether ho be a commissioned officer
or a humble private, be sung in song
and story and written upon the glow
ing pages of history, until the remot
est generations are familiar with all
that constitutes tho undying honor
and glory of our beloved Southland.
Elizabeth W. Taylor.
"Old Oakly," Pendleton, 8. 0.,
March 1903. ?_
Slavery Doomed Anyhow.
Tho ceremonies in Leo Camp at
tendant upon the presentation to that
organization of a portrait of Gen.
James L. Kemper have reoeived wide
spread notice by reason of the speeches
made there, in all of whioh waa a stern
reprobation and repudiation of the
absurd and ignoble dootrine that1,wc
ought to be glad that tho South did
not succeed in her struggle for inde
pendence. Any auoh admission aa ;
that would b". as muoh as to say that
the Confederates flow to arms without
knowing what they wore doing, and
like a lot of angry and spoiled chil
dren were demanding for themselves a
thing whioh would have boen hurtful
to them had they been successful in
scouring it.
It would be also to concede that our
people, who more than any othor peo
ple have shown their capaoity for self
government, would have proved in
capable of conducting a government
all their own when complete power was
placed in their banda.
Loyalty to our heroic dead and a
reasonable faith in their wisdom and
foresight forbid any such idea as that
indulged iu by those Southerners who
say-thoughtlessly, we feel sure-that
it is "better that the war should have
ended as it did."
In thc opinion of the Lee Camp
orators, and in our judgment, neither
sentiment nor fact, neither experience
of the past nor proper foi coasting of
tho future, sustains that view. If
the Confederacy had won iu its appeal
to arms it would havo been optional
with it to maintain a sep?rate govern
ment or to propose a reunion of thc
States upon those lines and with thoso
safeguards which experience had
taught us were necessary.
So far as slavery was conoerned it
was doomed anyway. The Southern
people were unwilling that a gaug of
meddling and murderous John Browns
should "make" them do this or that
thing, but, left to themselves, freed
from tho nagging and tagging of Abo
litionists, they would have provided
for tho gradual emancipation of their
negroes. Then we should have had
none of tho distress of reconstruction
times, nono of the spoliation of tho
post-bellum period, nono of the hor
rors of negro enfranchisement. Wheth
er we should have chosen to set up a
separato republic or to have made
terms for a reunion of the States, all
thoso miseries and more we should
have escaped.
The suggestion of a reunion after
secession is no new idea born of the
necessities of an argument; no, it was
advanced early and emphatically in
the first days of secession.
In that valuable repository of learn
ing and patient research, the "official
report of tho history committee of the
Grand Camp, Confederate Veterans,
department of Virginia," by Judge
George L. Christian, made October
ll, 1900, we find the following:
"On the secession of Mississippi
her convention sent a commissioner
from that State to Maryland, who at
that time, it may be eure, expressed
the real objects sought to be obtained
by seoession by the great body of the
Southern people. He said:
" 'Seoession is not intended to
break up the present Government, but
to perpetuate it. We do not ( propose
to go out by way of destroying the
Union as our fathers gave it to us, but
we go out for the purpose of getting
further guarantees and security foi
our rights,' etc.
"And so we believe that with the
success of the South the 'Union of oui
fathers,' whioh the South was thc
principal faotor in forming, and tc
whioh she was far more attaohed thar
the North, would huvo been restored
and re-established; that in thia Unioi
thc South would hive been sgtin th<
dominant people, the oontrollinj
power, and that its administration o:
the Government in that Union wouh
have been along constitutional am
just lines, and not through militar]
districts, attempted confiscations
force bills, and other oppressive am
illegal methods, suoh as characterize
the conduct of the North for fou
years after the war, in ita alleged ree
toratiou of a Union whioh it denie
had ever been dissolved. .
"As to the abolition of slaver j
While we know of no one in the Sout
who. does not rejoice that this ha
been accomplished, we know of n
one, anywhere, BO lost to every se JB
of right and justice as not to condom
the iniquitous way in whioh this wi
done. Bat we feel confident that o
matter how the war had ended,
would have resulted in the freedom c
the slave, and aa surely with the soi
oess of the South as with that of tl
North, although perhaps not f
promptly. * * *"
So we insist that in either event
'viotory or defeat for the Confederate
-tho abolition of slavery was oertaii
and we shall evor maintain that tl
Southern people would have been i
prudent and sensible had viotory be<
vouchsafed thom aa they have be?
patient and loyal under a contra
oonditioo. Thc prosperity that nc
attends the South is chiefly due to tl
exertions of her own people. Ai
they would have done better-n
worse-if their hands had been e
tirely free, if they had not been bi
dened by an exoeasive tariff, nor ?i
haustcd by a drastic revenue tax, n
put to frequent menace and alarm
Federal interference in the race issi
So, wo reiterate, that a oause
righteous and just aa oura deserved
succeed, and for our part, while
are now loyal to the Union and ta
pride in the greatnesa of the natu
we shall never oonoede, for we do 1
believe it in our heart, that it v
host for the South that her cai
failed.-Riohmond (Va.) Times-D
patch.
"The Thompson Boys,."
8partanburg, S. C., March 8.-N
and then memories of the days <
o vents from 1861 to 1865 rush in
the Confederate Veterans. It may
noticed that those who entered i
the contest early and remained t
and loyal to Ibo end do not talk mt
Bat occasionally an incident, ap]
cotty insignificant, will turn the mind
backward to those days of tragedy and
comedy strangely combined. Espe
cially, wheo pleasant scenes are called
up, the veteran will break his silence
and talk a little.
A few days ago Elijah Thompson
died. He was a patient, dutiful sol
dier that never dreamed of promotion,
even to a corporalship. When the
call for volunteers was sounded far
and wide in 1861 there*were four
brothers in one family, living not far
from the site of the Clifton Mills.
They were very poor, had been brought
up in a home that knew no luxuries.
The bojs, as they got old enough,
hired out by the year. They were
good, simple-minded, honest, unedu
cated men. If they could get into a
good homo and get board and four to
six dollars a month they felt they
were doing well. When the call for
volunteers came all of them answered
promptly and went into the same com
pany. One of them, Mike Thompson,
unmar.icd, would not take a furlough
during the war. For four years he
never left his post for anything. TLJ
writer often endeavored to get him to
go home for a few days, but he trlways
backed down when it came to prepar
ing his application. He passed away
last year.
E li j ah. tho one who died a few
dags ago, was wounded at Gettysburg.
He was more anxious to get home.
He had a hole bored through one arm.
He diroppod his gun and started to
wards the field hospital. The blood
WM streaming from his tattered old
coat sleeve. As he passed the writer
he held up that bloody arm and said:
"I've got it; I'm going homo, now."
But he soon returned and was loyal
and ' true to the last. Sa were the
other three brothers. With them it
has been a struggle to live. But they
have never been arrested, never been
in t/ouble, never been disloyal to
State or friends. They had nothing
to fight for in the way of property or
expectations, and yet they were good
soldirra and oitizens.
While they were in the trenches at
Petersburg, in the spring of 1865, the
writer witnessed a scene that was in
Btrikiog contrast to the simple, earnest
devotion of these four poor boys. It
was his fortune to get leave of ab
sence for a few days the last of Maroh,
1865. Time waa up and he set out for
Virginia two days after the buming of
Columbia. Going across Broad Biver
at Ho wei's Ferry, he BOOB reached the
Lincoln road, (Was that the name?]
leading from Chester towards thc
mountains. It was the same road
that Lord Cornwallis travelled when
he was moving up the- river after Dan*
iel Morgan. j
When that road was reached a greal
cavalcade of negroes, sheep, cattle,
horse, mules, men and women wen
passing mountainwards. For milei
one was not often uut of bight of i
group of men fleeing with their prop
erty. )
They were sleek,, well-fed fellows
wearing fine clothes, with no sign o
the dust of battle or the smell of gun
powder about them. They looked a
if they had oome out of well-f urnishei
"bomb-proofs," with no thought ex
oept to save themselves and property
There were enough of them to form i
company. W here they came from o
what their history waa the writer di
not learn, as he waa burrang on t
Chester to take oae of the last train
for Petersburg. -
All honor to such men as th
Thompson boys. This god of war is
veritable artist. Be draws bold an
striking outlines of men and soenc
and oharaoter. Ho makes no mistak?
He is a likeable sort el fellow, nc
bad to have around; in this old worl
occasionally. He comes at one tin
with his lan and he separates tl
ohaff from the sound grain.
At another time he esme with han
mer as heavy as that of the old No
weigian god and mashes into fino dui
error and wrong and false condition!
He brings people to themselves,
is a great event in*? human life whe
aman "comes to himself," it in grea
er in a nation. For some centuries 1
oome we might as well bear in mit
that this same god of war i* going
be with us, with his hammer ai
"villainous saltpetre and his artist
brush."-Special to News andCouric
The Dyspectio Candidate.
During the late campaign Represo
?ative Champ Clark, of Missouri, *n<
minister who had dyspepsia, but w!
was helping out in the prohibid
oauso by making speeches a!"i"ig
i Clark's trail, met at a farm house a
stopped to dinner. The farmer's wi
hustled around and fried chiekc
fresh ham, pork ohops, steak, vogel
bles and three kinds of pie. R
Clark was eating every thing b?fc
him. The minister sipped a cup
hot water.
"Won't you have some ohiok?n
asked the host.
"No, thank you," replied tho mi
ister.
"Won'tyou Uko some steak?"
"Thank you, no."
"?br some ham or pork ohops?" p
ai sled the farmer.
"No." replied the minister.
The young-won of the house lear
over to his father un '. whispe:
hoarsely:
' "Maybe he'll suck an egg, pap."
Bought a Cofia for Ills Wife Before
Uer Death.
Roanoke, Va., March 8.-Sometime
ago a faro?-r's wife in Floyd county
who had been ill for many weeks grew
suddenly worse. The family was
small, consisting of two little children
and the farm house itself occupied a
lonesome, out-of-the-way spot, in a
rugged mountain country, a good many
miles distant from the nearest country
village. For we?ks the roads had been
in an almost impassable condition from
the effects of the continued heavy
fall of snow and rain and the only vis
itor to the siok woman was the county
doctor as he went hie weary rounds.
The husband, Jeff Hackett, a native
of one of the upper counties of South
Carolina, had drifted to Virginia 35
years ago, and ever since locating in
Floyd county had been aman known
throughout the section for his mean
ness and niggardly habits, and al
though by snob methods he had amass
ed a comfortable sum of money, few
ever saw the color of it, and the nu
merous visits of the doctor to his sick
wife were viewed with increased alarm,
as indioationa of a good-sized medical
bill grew more apparent. Just as the
serious turn in the woman's condition
came about, the miserly husband hit
on the happy idea, aa it seemed to
him, of killing two birds witb one
stone. He had to come to Roanoke the
following day to attend to som o busi
ness, and to get a fresh supply of
"thom expensive drags." Just be
fore bis departure the faithful dootor
arrived to pay. a visit to the sick wife.
Hackett called the phyaioian to one
side and questioned him closely as to
the prospeets of his wife's early death.
He explained that bad as the roads
were, they were liable to beeome much
worse, and that if ho could bring back
a coffin next day, muoh inconvenience
and probable delay in the funeral, etc,
could be saved, should'his wife expire.
The medical man assured him it was
his opinion that his wife could not
Ina?, twenty-four hour?: and that she
would in all probability be dead when
he returned from the city. The next
day, bright and early, the farmer, bade
the eiok woman, good bye, and started
on bia long drive to Roanoke. On ar
riving here he purchased the necessary
drugs, and then sought an undertak
ing establishment, where he bought o
moderate prioed coffin. Congratula
ting himself on his foresight, he plod
ded homeward and no sooner was he in
sight of hi* home, when the children
awaiting his return, espied the signif
ican t looking casket. Running into
the house, the little ones notified their
Bick mother, who was apparently in a
very weak state, of what their father
had brought baok from: tho city. The
wife guessed the tru?h at once and
summoning her now miserable hus
band to her bedside, she raised her
self by main force and despite her
condition, showered upon him the vials
of her pent-up wrath. A now resolu
tion flashed in her eyes. She vowed
her huaband would-be the worst disap
pointed man in the country, and
should have the coffin for his own use.
Sp rapidly did she regain her strength
that inside of ten days she was boss
ing the house as of old, and making
her parsimonious helpmeet's life a
burden. So muoh did the experience
weigh on the'latter's mind taat be fell
ill and five days afterwards was taken
to the,little country churchyard in the
identical receptacle purchased ? by
himself for his better and stronger half.
-Special to Columbia State. .
- A woman asks a mon*a >advioo so
that later on she oan tell bira how lit
tle he knew.
- Fortuno seems to delight in
knr- Ving at the average man's door
When he ia casent.
BY THE USE OP
?p. Pierce's
Favorite
Vf
4vi
Mrs. H. A. Atsbrook, of Austin, Xonok*
Coe Ark., write?: t After five mouths of
(Trent suffering with female weakness X
write this for the benefit of other sufferers
from Mi- tame affliction. X doctored with
our family physician without any good re
sult, so ary husband urged me io tty pr.
Pierce's medicines-which I dkl, with
wonderful mufts. lam completely cured.
I took four bottles of Dr. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription, four of his'Golden Medical
Discovery ? and two vials of his . Pleasant
Pellets.? *
* The Common dense Medical Ad
viser, 1008 large pages in paper
covers, ia sent jree on receipt of ax
onocent stamps to pay expense of
mailing onlv. Address Dr, Pierce,
Buffalo, N.'Y.
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M. M. MATTISON,
. STATE AGENT*
PeopW Bank;Bnildlng, ANDERSON *